> WBE/MBE

Had to deal with this stuff at an old job bidding on copier/printer service for the city. IT Director and Technician Managers were both black & Sales Manager was an asian dude. HR was run by a woman so company leadership was very diverse. They still had to find and subcontract 25% of the contract because the owner was a white guy. That's 25% of your contract that is now unprofitable (or worse you're taking a loss on it). Jacks up contract prices for everyone and 25% of your devices now have 3 layers to go through if you have an issue.

I'm fine giving an edge to under-privileged people but awarding contracts based on who the owner of a company is seems a little backwards to me. Give them a tax break based on business type/location or based on their parents income or something.